Whisper
Chapter Two: Taming The WildHeart P.1
I won't stand by and let you kill innocent people!"
' hardly call that Innocent...'
"what has come over you two?"
'If you won't help us-then we have no choice...'
"What? Are you going to kill me as well? Go ahead, take your best shot."
Tense Pause.
'Don't be so hasty to through your life away.'
''feh...I know your loving this..."
'That...I will not deny...'
'Have you made your final decision?'
"Hai."
'Very well. The next time our paths cross-we will kill you.'
'Your lucky that the Captain like's you. So go now and Hide!'
Another pause but this time with the sound of someone walking away.
"I will Never Hide..."
(""Isn't it strange? How the little things about you have changed...Eventually everything changes..."")
Brian sat at a diner, head resting in one hand as he tried to bite back the pounding headache that had plaqued him for over a week now, ever since the day after his run in with Zakis. And the fact that the burn on his palm hadn't healed yet also concerned him, but he had brushed that off-he had been fighting an increasingly large amount of Hollows in te past week. Not one to complain, the only reason he even took note of his state of health was because the girls who had formed a fan group around him had mensioned it several times with growing concern.
'You should go have someone take a look at you.'
Liane had returned with two mugs full of some hot foaming liquid that resembled Hot Chocolate-Checking for any fan girls before sitting, Liane missed the dark look Brian had given her.
"Liane...Whom am I to go see? I'm not exactly like..."
'Oh right...I keep forgetting, I guess I'm used to seeing you like this.'
She laughed heartedly before taking a long sip of Brian's drink-he watched her with a lop-sided smirk.
"How's MY drink?"
'I give it an A +'
Liane smiled while bringing her left hand up to give Brian the 'Thumbs-Up'. Groaning and rolling his eyes, Brian pulled his mug towards him far out of Liane's reach.
'Anyways, I don't think we have to worry about those people coming after us until that Zakis guy gets well enough to tell them who attacked him. I mean you beat him up pretty badly didn't you?'
Brian paused in mid-sip, he hadn't expected Liane who was normally puzzled about anything regarding the Soul Society to have come up with such a plausable theory-unfortunatly Brian knew better. Quickly swollowing the drink, he gave a small shrug, leaning back in his chair and placing the mug back on the glass table. Thinking of the best way to reply to Liane while watching her stare at him unblinkingly and looking more and more like some crazed animal.
"I won't lie...The way your staring at me is creeping me out."
'sorry...'
" all right. But I think this conversation is best to be finished elsewhere."
Brian nodded as he had just spotted two of the lead fan-girls walk around the corner, obviously just getting out of school. Kelly and Ann, the two girls Brian had saved when Zakis first attacked. Now, he almost wished that he hadn't saved their lives. Liane let out a low growl and went rigid-she had taken up giving the school girls dark looks and snide remarks whenever they were near. Useually this was enough to chase any one away but the girls thought it made Liane cute and some of them had dyed their hair in tribute to her.
'Hey! Brian-Sama!'
Kelly and Ann skipped over, smiles not faultering even though Liane looked like she might eat the heads off of the two girls if they stayed for very long.
'Guess what? We told some of our school friends about you and they wan to meet you!'
'Another time. We've got alot to do today.'
Kelly glanced at Liane for a few minutes, debating if she wanted to say what she was thinking but then decided against it, not wanting to start a scene in public. Brian sighed as he stood to his feet, grabbing his bag he began to walk away from the table.
"She's right,Kelly, Another day..."
Without saying another word, Brian walked down the street in the direction of the old river front-which was barely used by the public any more and had become more or less a place people went when they didn't want to be found or to start trouble.Looking worried, Liane dashed after him-totally forgetting to snag her bag in her haste.
'But...they're just like you...'
Kelly muttered into the wind, knowing neither Brian or Liane would have heard her. Ann noticed Liane's bag and grabbed from under the table before someone with unhonerable intentions grabbed it.Showing it to Kelly, she grabbed it from Ann and got a determined look on her face while pushing her own bag off her shoulder.
'I'll take this to Liane-take my bag and meet me at the Library later. tell the others that we will get a meeting arranged...or else!'
'Wait...its dangerous to go down there on your own...'
'Don't worry-Brian will save me!'
Kelly smiled reassuringly at her friend moments before dashing off in the same direction Brian and Liane had gone. Ann stood there looking even more worried as a slight breeze pushed her hair into her eyes.
'Becareful...'
'Brian! Brian what's wrong?'
Liane had managed to catch up with Brian but he remained silent and lost in deep thought, not slowing for Liane to walk beside him.
'Brian!'
Again her cries didn't seem to get through to him-coming to a complete stop Liane glanced around,rolling up her shirt sleeves and revealing the golden band around her arm. As if on que the bow formed from the band, taking her normal stance, Liane concintrated on the bow as she brought up her other hand. A string appeared followed by a bright flash that was the arrow-mostly made from her own spiritual power.
'BRIAN!'
When he didn't even acknowledge her shout, Liane released her arrow which had never failed to miss its mark no matter how off she was aimed. Not wanting to watch, she closed her eyes moments later she heard it hit something solid.
"What are you doing? Trying to kill me?"
Brian's voice hissed from behind her, causing her to yelp and jump.
'Brian!'
" Nearly the 'dearly departed' Brian...Now do you care to explain?"
He handed her the arrow but it dissolved on contact with her skin. The bow had already begun to retract back into the band, reading itself for when it would be needed again-Liane quickly lowered her hand and held it behind her back sheepishly. She did have to admit that she was glad to see that Brian was alright,she didn't want her arrow to have hit him.
'You weren't answering me me when I called your name and you took off so fast at the cafe...I was worried..'
Brian blinks a few times in disbelief.
"So you ATTACK me?"
'well...It seemed like a good idea at the time.'
Liane smiled weakly as she did her best to look innocent-something Brian had come to learn she wasn't no matter how sweet she looked. Shaking his head, he simply poked her in the forehead and chuckled.
"Your logic makes my head hurt."
'Your head hurts...You just poked me in mine!'
It felt good to goof off, Brian laughed some more and decided he would tell Liane why he had left abruptly when suddenly a strange song could be heard floating across the breeze.
"Cat? I'm a Kitty Cat and I dance, dance, dance..."
Rounding the corner was a short girl wearing similar clothing to what the fan-girls of Brian's did. She stopped when she noticed that she had company, grinning wildly she waved at the pair who politely waved back before turning their backs to her.
'so why did you take off so fast?'
"Because I..."
Brian stopped as both he and Liane noticed that the girl had wedged her head between them and had a hand on each of their shoulders.
'What's the big secret?'
'um...do you mind?'
Liane glared,she figured this girl had to be a member of the fanclub, she sure was crazy enough. The girl stepped back and loudly sniffled, tears forming at the edges of her eyes and looking as if she were about to burst out crying.
'You...You don't like me...'
'Oh geez...'
Liane rolled her eyes while turning to face the girl to deal with whatever damage she had just done, Brian on the other hand found this slightly amusing.
'I'm sorry, its not that I don't like you, its just that...'
'You like me?'
'er...yea-sure.'
The girl squeeled so high pitched that it hurt everyone's ears-leaping foreward she threw her arms around Liane and glomped onto her.
'yay-I have friends!'
'gah...'
Liane tried to pull free but the girl had a grip like a bull dog, it would take the jaws of life to pry her off.
'Brian...a little help?'
''heh...fine..."
He began to pull the girl off of Liane but he too found it impossible without hurting both girls. The huggy girl was randomly really strong.
"Could you just..."
Brian was cut off (again) by a large scaley mass leaping out of the river and landing only feet away from them-its ragad breath made him cough and even Liane gagged.The Hollow grinned at the three finding the tangle of limbs to be amusing.
'Brian...'
Liane looked to Brian with concern in her voice-they couldn't fight the Hollow with the girl hanging off of them.
'Looks like I get my birthday present sooner then expected.'
The Hollow lept at them,with a loud laugh but something shot out from the bushes and impaled the beast. For a few moments it hung over them dripping blood on them but then it was pulled into the bushes and to its doom. The hollow screamed as whatever was lurking in the bushes obviously destroyed it.
"The hell..."
'huh?'
the girl leaned back to look at the bushes,she let go of the two which caused Brian who had momentarily forgotten her to stumple.
'What is it?'
"er..."
Liane glanced to Brian nervously, he was unimpressed at the horrendous timing this girl had and looked as if he didn't care if this girl saw them fighting or not.
'Kitty!'
'What?'
The girl lept to her feet and began to run towards the bushes-something had caught her attention. Unfortunatly Brian couldn't stop her before a large black mass rose from the bushes-the other Hollow's blood stained its fur.
"Wait...Stop!"
'huh...but its only a scared little kitty'
coming to a stop, the girl looked back at the paniced Liane and Brian-unaware of the Hollow crawling out of the bushes behind her deciding to make her its first meal of the day.This Hollow resembled a cross between a giant bear and a cat, the claws on its hands were still wet with blood and glistened in the light.
"Get Back over here!"
'...why?'
'He wants a hug too!'
Liane shouted much to Brian's dismay but he tried to go along with it by looking crushed that he hadn't received a hug as well.Meanwhile the Hollow was raising on clawed arm and aiming to strike the girl dead.
'But Kitty..'
"I need a hug!"
Brian yelled making the girl smile and cock her head to one side. The hollow swung its arm down right were the girl stood.
'Nooo!'
Liane tried to dash foreward but Brian grabbed her around the arm and held her-the last thing he needed was for her to get injured as well.
'What's you guys' problems?'
The girl looked at the two like they were both nuts-she had bent down at the exact same time the Hollow would have killed her. In her arms was a thin black cat with dazzling blue eyes. Brian growled, amazed at how lucky she was but they still had to get her out of dangers way.
'Look kitty's fine. Just a little scared. see.'
She held the cat out to show Brian and Liane. Squrming violently the poor cat finally managed to free itself from its captor and dash down an alley away from the Hollow. Brian knew that the cat was aware of the Hollow's pressence maybe even saw it and he silently thanked it as the girl looked hurt and began to chase after it.
'Wait...Kitty come back...'
Looking like a young child, the girl vanished down the alley after the cat, giving Brian and Liane the chance they needed to kill this Hollow.
'Now Liane!'
'Right...'
Liane brought her arm up-bow ready. Pulling the string back she cursed the Hollow before releasing the glowing arrow, Growling angerly the Hollow swifty lept from its spot and managed to avoid the attack all together. Brian had his sword by this time and had lept at the beast, ready to finish it, but it smacked him back with its large tail. Causing Brian to lose grip on his sword and it skidded across the ground out of reach of either one.
'Whats this...I get dinner and a show...excellent.'
"Great a comedien..."
'Ah, good to know my talents have been noticed...too bad its too late! You shall all pay!'
Liane leveled her arm with the Hollow again and prepared to shoot at it again but stopped when Brian held up a hand.
"Don't. He'll keep dodging the arrows and you'll waste all your energy making you an easy meal..."
'Dammit...what do you suggest then?'
She glared at the smug Hollow while Brian steadied himself on his feet quickly formulating the best way to defeat this Hollow and quickly before more people showed up.
'I found Kitty!'
The girl announced as she returned-it was horrible timing as without even hesitating the Hollow licked its lips and lept at the unaware girl.
"Dammit-Move!"
Brian Lept after the Hollow, knowing without his sword he didn't stand much of a chance of a hand to hand confrontation with the beast that had several razor sharp claws and teeth and a wicked tail. The Hollow would Kill the girl and there was nothing Brian could do about it...
To be continued...
Character Stats
Brian
5'8
Silver eyes
Navy Hair
Over 200 years (looks 22)
Liane
5'4
Green eyes
Blonde hair
20 years old
Kelly
5'3
Brown eyes
Black hair
Brian Fan
Anne
5'6
Green eyes
Dyed Blonde hair
Brian Fan
Amber
5'2
Pink eyes
White Blonde hair
Devote Cat lover